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• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
  • E04H4/14—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for
  • E04H4/16—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for specially adapted for cleaning
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
  • E04H4/14—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for
  • E04H4/16—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for specially adapted for cleaning
  • E04H4/1618—Hand-held powered cleaners
  • E04H4/1636—Suction cleaners
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
  • E04H4/14—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for
  • E04H4/16—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for specially adapted for cleaning
  • E04H4/1654—Self-propelled cleaners
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04B—TRANSMISSION
  • H04B13/00—Transmission systems characterised by the medium used for transmission, not provided for in groups H04B3/00 - H04B11/00
  • H04B13/02—Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the earth or a large mass of water thereon, e.g. earth telegraphy

Definitions

• the present disclosure relates to the technical field of swimming pool cleaning, and in particular, to a floating device and a swimming pool cleaning robot.
• a first objective of the present disclosure is to provide a floating device, to address the technical problems of the swimming pool cleaning robots in the prior art that are inconvenient to use and low in cleaning efficiency.
• the floating device provided by the present disclosure includes a floating base and a wireless transmission module encapsulated in the floating base.
• the power supply assembly is disposed in a central portion of the floating base.
• the floating base further includes a first lower shell which has a shape of frame, surrounds the first cavity shell and is fixedly connected to the first upper shell.
• the first lower shell is provided with a lower recess with its inner side higher than its outer side, and the inner side of the lower recess is sealed and connected to the first upper shell.
• a second sealing ring is provided between the inner side of the lower recess and the first upper shell.
• the floating base is provided with at least one charging port configured to be used in charging the first power supply assembly.
• the charging ports are contact-type charging ports or non-contact-type charging ports.
• the charging ports are disposed on an upper surface of the floating base.
• the charging ports are disposed on a lower surface of the floating base.
• the wireless transmission module is encapsulated in a top portion of the protruding portion.
• the protruding portion has a hollow structure at the top portion, and the wireless transmission module is disposed within the hollow structure of the top portion of the protruding portion.
• the protruding portion includes a second upper shell and a second lower shell fixedly connected to the second upper shell, the second lower shell is fixedly connected to the floating base, and the wireless transmission module is encapsulated in a hollow structure enclosed by the second upper shell and the second lower shell.
• the protruding portion has a U-shaped handle structure with an opening facing downwards, and the hollow structure of the protruding portion is disposed in a middle connecting section of the U-shaped handle structure.
• the wireless transmission module includes at least one of a WIFI module, a Bluetooth module, and a ZigBee module.
• the floating device further includes a first main control board which is communicatively connected to the wireless transmission module and electrically connected to the first power supply assembly.
• the floating device further includes a first main control board, the wireless transmission module is communicatively connected to the first main control board, and the first main control board is electrically connected to the first power supply assembly.
• the floating device provided by the present disclosure may have the following beneficial effects:
• the floating device provided by the present disclosure can be easily lifted by means of the handle.
• the floating device provided by the present disclosure has a wireless communication function so as to remotely transmit instructions to the wireless transmission module by means of a remote control, etc., to control the traveling and working state of the cleaning device of the swimming pool cleaning robot, so as to perform intelligent cleaning path planning such as cleaning path planning for a swimming pool in a special shape, and further to acknowledge the working position and working state of the swimming pool cleaning robot, etc. in time, and thus the convenience in using and the cleaning efficiency may be improved.
• the wireless transmission module is disposed at the top of the handle and is higher than the floating housing, so that there is less surrounding interference and signal strength is improved, to ensure the effectiveness and stability of signal transmission.
• a second objective of the present disclosure is to provide a swimming pool cleaning robot, so as to address the technical problems of the swimming pool cleaning robots in the prior art that are inconvenient to use and low in cleaning efficiency.
• the swimming pool cleaning robot provided by the present disclosure includes the floating device as described above, a cleaning device, and a connecting cable, a first power supply assembly of the floating device is connected to the cleaning device via the connecting cable;
• the floating device includes a floating base and a wireless transmission module, the floating base has a protruding portion protruding from its upper surface, and the wireless transmission module is encapsulated in the protruding portion.
• the cleaning device includes a cleaning housing which is provided with a first cable through hole;
• the motor box includes a box body and a box cover, both of which are provided with end faces and circumferential faces that fit together, a first axial sealing ring is provided between the end faces that fit together, and a radial sealing ring is provided between the circumferential faces that fit together.
• a fixing joint is provided on an outer side of the second cable through hole, the fixing joint is configured to fix the connecting cable.
• a charging port of the swimming pool cleaning robot is a contact-type charging port or a non-contact-type charging port.
• the swimming pool cleaning robot provided by the present disclosure has all the beneficial effects of the floating device as described above, and therefore will not be described in detail here.
• a further objective of the present disclosure is to provide a floating platform, so as to address the technical problems in the prior art that there are too many steps for initializing the floating platform, and there is high possibility for operator to forget the steps, the operation is complicated and operation efficiency is low.
• the floating platform provided by the present disclosure includes a floating body, and a switch assembly and an antenna assembly provided on the floating body, the switch assembly is configured to control a working state of an electronic control system of the floating platform, and an antenna of the antenna assembly is configured to enhance the strength of signals for transceiving data; the switch assembly is in transmission connection with a linkage mechanism, when the switch assembly is in an off-state, the linkage mechanism is connected to the antenna assembly to restrict the antenna to a retracted state; the switch assembly can drive the linkage mechanism to move, when being switched to an on-state from the off-state, so as to release the restriction on the antenna.
• the antenna assembly includes an elastic member which acts between the floating body and the antenna so that the antenna maintains a constant tendency to unfold;
• the linkage mechanism includes a first limit portion which is configured to restrict the antenna to the retracted state;
• the switch assembly includes a movable portion provided with a movable contact, the movable portion may is configured to drive the linkage mechanism to move, when the switch assembly is switched to an on-state from the off-state so that the first limit portion is detached from the antenna and the antenna is unfolded under the action of the elastic member.
• the linkage mechanism further includes a drive portion and a linkage member, the drive portion is fixedly disposed to the movable portion, the first limit portion is fixedly disposed to the linkage member, and the linkage member has a guide surface; the drive portion abuts against the guide surface and is configured to move along the guide surface to push the linkage member to move, when the switch assembly is switched to an on-state from the off-state, so that the direction of movement of the movable portion forms an angle with the direction of movement of the first limit portion being detached from the antenna.
• the movable portion is fixedly connected to the first limit portion, and when the switch assembly is switched to an on-state from the off-state, the direction of movement of the movable portion is consistent with the direction of movement of the first limit portion being detached from the antenna.
• the switch assembly further includes a switch box in which the movable portion is provided, with an operating portion of the movable portion exposed;
• the linkage member is a slider on which the first limit portion is fixedly provided, the slider is disposed within the switch box and configured to move in the direction of movement of the first limit portion being detached from the antenna; when the antenna is in the retracted state, the first limit portion extends outside the switch box and is connected to the antenna;
• the movable portion has a drive protrusion protruding from its outer side wall to form the drive portion;
• the slider is provided with a slide groove which is configured to form the guide surface with a groove wall against which the drive protrusion abuts, and the drive protrusion is disposed within the slide groove and may move along the slide groove and push the slider to move in the direction of the first limit portion being detached from the antenna, when the switch assembly is switched to an on-state from the off-state.
• one of the switches boxes and the slider is provided with at least one guide post, and the other is provided with at least one guide groove, the guide grooves is configured to extend in the direction of movement of the first limit portion, and the guide posts are inserted in correspondence with the guide grooves.
• the movable portion is a press-type movable portion with its press position exposed above the floating body, the movable portion can move in a vertical direction, and the first limit portion can move in a horizontal direction.
• the movable portion is a toggle-type movable portion with its toggle position exposed on the side of the floating body, the movable portion can move in the vertical direction, and the first limit portion can move in the horizontal direction.
• the linkage mechanism further includes a first reset member which is disposed within the switch box, connected between an inner wall of the switch box and the slider, and configured to reset the slider in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the first limit portion being detached from the antenna.
• the switch assembly further includes a second reset member which is disposed within the switch box, connected between the inner wall of the switch box and the movable portion, and configured to reset the movable portion in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the switch assembly when closed.
• a second reset member which is disposed within the switch box, connected between the inner wall of the switch box and the movable portion, and configured to reset the movable portion in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the switch assembly when closed.
• the antenna is rotatably provided on the floating body, and the elastic member of the antenna assembly is a torsion spring which is connected between the floating body and the antenna and configured to make the antenna maintain a constant tendency to rotate and spring up to an unfolded state.
• one end of the antenna in its axial direction is connected to the floating body, and the second limit portion is disposed at the other end of the antenna in its axial direction.
• the second limit portion is a stopper.
• the antenna is telescopically mounted to the floating body, and the elastic member of the antenna assembly is configured to make a telescoping portion of the antenna maintain a constant tendency to be extended and unfolded in the vertical direction.
• the floating platform further includes a housing and a second power supply assembly, the second power supply assembly is disposed within the housing and located at a geometric center of the bottom.
• the housing has an arc-shaped outer side of the bottom.
• the floating platform further includes a second solar panel which is disposed on the top of the floating body, connected to the second power supply assembly, and configured to charge the second power supply assembly.
• the floating platform provided by the present disclosure may have the following beneficial effects:
• a floating body is provided with a switch assembly and an antenna assembly.
• the antenna of the antenna assembly can enhance the strength of signals for transceiving data, so that the stability of remote wireless signal transmission may be improved, and the entire device may work in a normal state.
• a linkage mechanism in transmission connection therewith can restrict the antenna to a retracted state, to prevent the antenna from being damaged or broken easily, and the floating platform occupies a small space and is convenient for storage when the antenna is in the retracted state.
• the switch assembly 500 can not only control the working state of the electronic control system to initialize the electronic control system, but also release the restriction on the antenna by means of the linkage mechanism so that the linkage mechanism is detached from the antenna assembly, that is, the antenna can be unfolded without additional operations on the antenna separately, so that the function of the switch assembly 500 may be improved, and the steps for initializing the floating platform may be reduced, and the problem of the operator forgetting the starting steps may be addressed, to achieve a simple and efficient starting operation.
• the movable portion 530 is a press-type movable portion with its press position exposed above the floating body shown.
• the movable portion 530 can move in a vertical direction, and the first limit portion 543 can move in a horizontal direction.
• the press position of the movable portion 530 is relatively high, so that it is not easy for water ingress and is convenient for the operator to press the movable portion 530 downward.
• the movable portion 530 may be a toggle-type movable portion with its toggle position exposed on the side of the floating body.
• the movable portion 530 can move in the vertical direction, and the first limit portion 543 can move in the horizontal direction.
• the direction of movement of the movable portion 530 substantially forms a right angle with the direction of movement of the slider 540, and the length of the guide grooves is provided to extend in the horizontal direction.
• the angle between the directions of movement of the two may be other angles alternatively.
• the angle between the directions of movement of the two is 60°.
• the length of the guide grooves may be provided to extend in a direction of 30° to the horizontal plane.
• the direction of movement of the movable portion 530 may also be changed.
• the linkage mechanism further includes a first reset member 550 which is disposed within the switch box, connected between the inner wall of the switch box and the slider 540, and configured to reset the slider 540 in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the first limit portion 543 being detached from the antenna.
• a first reset member 550 which is disposed within the switch box, connected between the inner wall of the switch box and the slider 540, and configured to reset the slider 540 in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the first limit portion 543 being detached from the antenna.
• the first reset member 550 is a first compression spring which is disposed on the side of the slider 540 away from the first limit portion 543 and is axially arranged in the direction of movement of the slider 540.
• the first compression spring enables the slider 540 to maintain a constant tendency to move in the direction opposite to the direction of movement of the first limit portion 543 being detached from the antenna.
• the first reset member 550 may be a first tension spring which is located on the same side of the slider 540 as the first limit portion 543 and is axially disposed in the direction of movement of the slider 540. The first tension spring enables the slider 540 to maintain a constant tendency to move in the direction opposite to the direction of movement of the first limit portion 543 being detached from the antenna.
• the side wall of the slider 540 may be provided with a mounting post 546.
• One end of the first compression spring is fixedly sleeved on the mounting post 546, and the other end abuts against the inner wall of the switch box.
• the side wall of the slider 540 may be provided with a mounting groove which is configured to fix the end of the first compression spring.
• the inner wall of the switch box may be provided with a mounting post or a mounting groove or other structures for fixing the end of the first compression spring.
• the switch assembly 500 further includes a second reset member 560 which is disposed within the switch box, connected between the inner wall of the switch box and the movable portion 530, and configured to reset the movable portion 530 in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the switch assembly 500 when the switch assembly 500 is switched into an on-state.
• a second reset member 560 which is disposed within the switch box, connected between the inner wall of the switch box and the movable portion 530, and configured to reset the movable portion 530 in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the switch assembly 500 when the switch assembly 500 is switched into an on-state.
• the second reset member 560 is a second compression spring which is disposed at the end of the movable portion 530 close to the movable contact and is axially arranged in the direction of movement of the movable portion 530.
• the second compression spring enables the movable portion 530 to maintain a constant tendency to move in the direction opposite to the direction of movement of the switch assembly 500 when the switch assembly 500 is switched into an on-state.
• the second reset member 560 may be a second tension spring which is disposed at the end of the movable portion 530 away from the movable contact and is axially arranged in the direction of movement of the movable portion 530.
• the second tension spring enables the movable portion 530 to maintain a constant tendency to move in the direction opposite to the direction of movement of the switch assembly 500 when closed.
• the movable portion 530 is rod-shaped, including a main body 531, and a first limit ring 532 and a second limit ring 533 that are provided on the main body 531 from top to bottom.
• the first limit ring 532 abuts against the inner wall of the switch box.
• the drive protrusion 534 is disposed on the second limit ring 533, and the second compression spring is sleeved on the main body 531 and located between the second limit ring 533 and the inner wall of the switch box.
• the switch box includes a first front cover 510 and a first rear cover 520, which are fixedly connected and form an accommodating cavity.
• the movable portion 530, the first reset member 550, the slider 540, the second reset member 560, and the like are all disposed in the accommodating cavity.
• the switch assembly 500 further includes a silicone member 570
• the electronic control system of the floating platform includes a first electronic control board 580. Both the silicone member 570 and the first electronic control board 580 are disposed on the floating body. The movable contact of the movable portion 530 moves downward, and the first electronic control board 580 is pressed by means of the silicone member 570 to initialize the electronic control system.
• the antenna is rotatably provided on the floating body, and the elastic member of the antenna assembly 600 is a torsion spring 620 which is connected between the floating body and the antenna and makes the antenna maintain a constant tendency to rotate and spring up to an unfolded state.
• the torsion spring 620 makes the antenna rotate and spring up to a vertically unfolded state.
• the antenna is not limited to be in the setting form described above.
• the antenna may be telescopically mounted to the floating body, and the elastic member of the antenna assembly 600 makes a telescoping portion of the antenna maintain a constant tendency to be extended and unfolded in the vertical direction.
• the antenna is provided with a second limit portion 615 which cooperates with the linkage mechanism to make the antenna in a retracted state. More specifically, when the antenna is in the retracted state, the second limit portion 615 abuts against the first limit portion 543, and the first limit portion 543 limits the rotation and unfolding of the antenna by blocking the second limit portion 615.
• one end of the antenna in its axial direction is connected to the floating body, and the second limit portion 615 is disposed at the other end of the antenna in its axial direction.
• the force required for the first limit portion 543 to block the second limit portion 615 is relatively small according to the lever principle, so that the interaction force between the first limit portion 543 and the second limit portion 615 is relatively small, and both the first limit portion 543 and the second limit portion 615 are not easily damaged.
• the second limit portion 615 is a stopper as shown in Fig. 12 .
• the second limit portion 615 is not limited to the above setting form.
• the second limit portion 615 may be a limit rod, etc. as long as it can abut against the first limit portion 543 and be blocked by the first limit portion 543 to make the antenna in the retracted state.
• the specific structural form of the second limit portion 615 in the present disclosure is no limitation on the specific structural form of the second limit portion 615 in the present disclosure.
• a rotating shaft 613 is provided at one end of the antenna that is rotatably connected to the floating body.
• the torsion spring 620 is sleeved on the outside of the rotating shaft 613.
• a clamp 614 is provided at one end of the rotating shaft 613 away from the antenna body.
• the floating body is provided with a slot, and the clamp 614 is clamped in the slot of the floating body.
• a sealing ring 630 is further provided between the clamp 614 and the slot, so as to prevent water from entering from between the slot and the clamp 614.
• the antenna body includes a second front cover 611 and a second rear cover 612.
• a second electronic control board (not shown), i.e., the electronic control board of the antenna, is provided in a cavity enclosed by the second front cover 611 and the second rear cover 612.
• the floating platform further includes a housing and a second power supply assembly 700.
• the second power supply assembly 700 is disposed within the housing and located at a geometric center of the bottom. In this way, the center of gravity of the entire floating platform is located at its bottom. Based on the principle that the lower the center of gravity of an object, the more stable it is, the center of gravity is the lowest when the floating platform is in a vertical state, so that the stability of the floating platform is improved.
• the second power supply assembly includes a battery box 710 and a battery pack 720 encapsulated in the battery box 710.
• the second power supply assembly 700 is connected to the cleaning device via a cable, and the cable connector 422 is disposed on the geometric center axis of the lower shell 420. In this way, capsizing and sinking can be effectively prevented when being pulled forward, backward, left and right by the cleaning device underwater.
• the housing has an arc-shaped outer side of the bottom as shown in Figs. 15 and 16 . More specifically, the housing has the outer side of the bottom similar to a hemispherical arc surface.
• the fulcrum of the entire floating platform on the water surface i.e., the contact surface between the outer side of the bottom of the housing of the floating platform and the water surface, may change. At this time, the floating platform may swing back to its original position under the action of gravity and may not capsize.
• the housing includes an upper cover 410 and a lower shell 420, which are fixedly buckled together. Moreover, a second radial sealing ring 411 is assembled in a lateral groove of the upper cover 410, and a second axial sealing ring 424 is assembled at a double stop of the lower shell 420.
• the double sealing makes the housing more waterproof.
• the floating platform further includes a second solar panel 412 which is disposed on the top of the floating body, connected to the second power supply assembly 700, and configured to charge the second power supply assembly 700.
• the second solar panel 412 is disposed at the geometric center of the upper surface of the upper cover 410 of the floating platform. In this way, the center of gravity of the second solar panel 412 is aligned with the center of gravity of the entire floating body, so that the stability of the entire floating platform is better.
• the floating platform may be further provided with a charging port which is configured to charge the second power supply assembly 700.
• the second solar panel 412 can be used for charging first when the second power supply assembly 700 is charged, so that energy can be saved with costs reduced, and it is possible for the floating platform to work while charging.
• the second solar panel 412 is not sufficient to meet the power demand of the second power supply assembly 700, the second power supply assembly 700 can be charged through the charging port.
• the charging port may be specifically contact-type charging port or non-contact-type charging port, and certainly other modes may also be used, and there is no limitation thereon here as long as the charging function can be realized.
• This embodiment further provides a swimming pool cleaning robot including the above floating platform.
• the swimming pool cleaning robot has all the advantages of the above floating platform, whose advantages therefore will not be described in detail here.
• the charging port of the swimming pool cleaning robot may be contact-type charging port or non-contact-type charging port, etc., and there is no limitation thereon here.

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